No short cuts for Connolly

‘”He won’t reach the level he was at before the season started last year,” Ruff said Tuesday before the Sabres crushed the Boston Bruins, 7-1, in HSBC Arena. “There’s no chance of getting to that level of fitness. But we feel that we can get him to the level where he’ll play and help the team. I’m guessing in six to eight weeks.”‘